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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Kennerleigh like this:
KENNERLEY-anciently KENWARDLEIGH-a parish, with a village, in Crediton district, Devon; on the river Creedy, 4 miles NE of Copplestone r. station, and 5 N by W of Crediton. Post town, Crediton. Acres, 732. Real property, £818. Pop., 106. Houses, 24. The manor belongs to Sir S. H. Northcote, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Exeter. Value, £145. Patrons, the Governors of Crediton Charity. The church is ancient and good. There is a national school.
Kennerleigh is now part of MID DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how MID DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Kennerleigh itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Kennerleigh, in Mid Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4859
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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